Gion Tokuya
×Hon-Warabimochi
Why you must eat itWarabi-mochi kneaded from true bracken starch and wasanbon sugar, glossy to the point of translucence, soft as if about to melt. Gion Tokuya serves it on a dish set over ice, with kinako and black syrup to dip as you like. It dissolves on the tongue, the refined sweetness of wasanbon and the scent of bracken spreading quietly. Enough to share between two, a sweet to sit and take slowly. Midway along Hanamikoji, a step back from the crowd, a place to settle down.
A sweets parlour on Hanamikoji, known for true warabi-mochi and true kuzu-mochi. Domestic bracken starch with wasanbon, finished only after you order, so you taste it just made. The way it is served over ice is itself a signature, and many photograph it. Being popular, it can mean a wait at busy hours. With Gion's calm storefront, it is just right for sitting down when your legs tire — a house of sweets.
- Nearest
- Gion-Shijo Stn
- Hours
- 12:00-18:00
- Price
- ~¥1,100